Woof Crates, Exercise Pens, Kennels
Other than to sleep, we are not a fan of crates. Unless you are transporting your Woof, we believe they are too confining and create confusion and stress when used too much. As already stated, they are good for creating a safe place for sleeping at night, but please review our recommendations during the day. We believe the better alternatives will allow your Woof freedom to play in, and still be prevented from destructive behavior in a more positive environment.
We believe in utilizing preventive actions to stop any future problem chewing, housebreaking problems (please see our housebreaking video to use these items), and many other possible stressors to your home life. That is why we recommend dog gates, exercise pens, kennel runs, and outside gates to section off part of your property when you are not able to watch your Woof.
Exercise pens can replace a crate and decrease or increase the size of the area depending on your needs. Every pup owner needs one of these! As your Woof gets older you can block off part of the room or house with it. Praise Training used almost exclusively exercise pens during their housebreaking and preventative training. If we had a Woof that learned to jump or climb out of the exercise pen, we used an exercise pen cover to prevent this.
